Instrument Conservation: A Talk by Conservator Dr Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet @StCeciliasHall
Instrument Conservation: A Talk by Conservator Dr Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet  @StCeciliasHall
Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
If you've visited our museum you've probably seen into our conservation studio and wondered what on earth goes on in there. Or perhaps you've been to a concert here to see one of our historic harpsichords played and asked yourself how we preserve these instruments to keep them playable and why we let people play them at all.

If you want to learn about why, what, and how we do conservation here at St Cecilia's then enjoy this short informal talk by our conservator to get a glimpse into the wonderful world of instrument conservation.
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Instrument Conservation: A Talk by Conservator Dr Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet

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